Millet House
National Register of Historic Places

Millet House

Gramercy, St. James County, Louisiana
Listed
December 9, 1999
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
99001478

About this property

The Millet House is a historic Creole cottage on the east bank of the Mississippi River in what is now Gramercy, Louisiana. It was built around 1830 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 as part of a Multiple Property Submission. Jean Millet, an Acadian, moved to Louisiana prior to 1776 and the family owned the property on which the house sites by 1823. The family continued to live in the house for over a century, until 1950. While the house was built after the Louisiana Purchase, it exhibits influences of French colonial architecture. The house has many hallmarks of a Creole architecture cottage style including an umbrella roof, a high brick pier foundation, and a wraparound mantel. The construction techniques also added to the historic value including briquette-entre-poteaux (brick-between-post) colombage walls made with bousillage. Mather House: another Creole cottage in St. James Parish National Register of Historic Places listings in St. James Parish, Louisiana

Location

509 E. Jefferson Hwy.
Gramercy, St. James County, Louisiana
30.04476, -90.68552

Categories

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Sources

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When was Millet House listed on the National Register?

Millet House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 9, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Millet House?

Millet House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Millet House?

The period of significance for Millet House is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1830.

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